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Value of quality changes in 2000 model-year light trucks

November 26, 1999

Quality changes in 2000 model-year light trucks had a retail value of $40.56 on average, representing about 10 percent of a $416.31 increase in manufacturers’ suggested list prices.

Value of quality changes for 2000 model year vehicles, retail level, light trucks
[Chart data—TXT]

Of the $40.56 estimated retail level of quality change in domestic light trucks, most of it ($33.31) was due to changes in accordance with 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.

Safety changes for child seat tether anchors and for head impact protection accounted for $3.38 of the total value of quality changes. Non-mandated quality changes such as powertrain improvements, theft protection, other safety improvements, and changes in levels of standard or optional equipment accounted for $3.87 on average.

These data are a product of the BLS Producer Price Index program. Learn more in "Report on Quality Changes for 2000 Model Vehicles," news release USDL 99-324. The estimates on the value of quality changes were based on a sample of 19 2000 model-year domestic light trucks included in the Producer Price Index for October.

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Value of quality changes in 2000 model-year light trucks at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/1999/nov/wk4/art04.htm (visited March 28, 2024).

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